Times of India: Lucknow: Sunday, May 26, 2013.
An RTI query
posted under Right to Information Act by Lucknow-based Urvashi Sharma has shown
that not a single 'Janata Darshan' (mass interaction) programme of chief
minister Akhilesh Yadav has been held in the last six months.
Since SP came
to power in March last year, only seven Janata Darshan programmes were held at
5 Kalidas Marg, the official residence of the chief minister.
The concept
was started when party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav became the chief minister of
the state for the first time, during which the CM met people, heard their
grievances and directed concerned officials to take action, accordingly.
Though the
practise was discontinued during the BSP regime, it was restarted by Akhilesh
when he returned to power in March 2012, generating a good response from people
across the state.
However, as
per the reply to the RTI query, no Janata Darshan programme has been held since
November last year.
Sharma sought
information regarding date-wise details of Janata Darshan programmes held from
March 15 last year to March 14.
She had also
sought information regarding number of programmes cancelled during this period,
along with details of applications received and number of them disposed off.
In reply to
the query, undersecretary to the chief minister, Yogendra Dutt Tripathi said
only seven Janata Darshans were held during this period.
Of this, one
each was held in April, August, September and November. Maximum number of
Janata Darshans were held in May.
No such
programme was held since November 7 last year, he said.
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